Olive Tell
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1894-09-27
- Died
- 1951-06-06
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia
Olive Tell (September 27, 1894 – June 6, 1951) was a stage and screen actress from New York City. She first appeared in motion pictures during World War I.
Her early screen roles were in silent films like The Silent Master (1917), The Unforeseen (1917), Her Sister (1917), and National Red Cross Pageant (1917). Tell appeared opposite such popular film actors of the era as Donald Gallaher, Karl Dane, Ann Little, Rod La Rocque, Ethel Barrymore and a young Tallulah Bankhead.
Tell married First National Pictures movie producer Henry M. Hobart in 1926. Her first husband was killed in World War I. Hobart and Tell moved to California in 1926 and stayed in Hollywood for twelve years.
Her final screen credits came in the late 1930s. She performed in In His Steps (1936), Polo Joe (1936) with Joe E. Brown, Easy To Take (1936), and Under Southern Stars (1937). Tell's final screen appearance was in the George Cukor directed drama Zaza (1939), starring Claudette Colbert.
Known For
Movies (40)
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Mrs. Jane Taylor
The Scarlet Empress
1934
as Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Chickie
1925
as Ila Moore
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
as Mrs. Carlton
To Hell with the Kaiser!
1918
as Alice Monroe
Clothes
1920
as Olivia Sherwood
The Trap
1919
as The Schoolteacher Heroine
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
as Mrs. Gertrude Rice
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
as Louvain - Flemish episode
Cock o' the Walk
1930
as Rosa Vallejo
Shanghai
1935
as Mrs. Hilton
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Mrs. Carson
Delicious
1931
as Mrs. Van Bergh
Devotion
1931
as Mrs. Trent
Four Hours to Kill!
1935
as Mrs. Madison
The Witching Hour
1934
as Mrs. Helen Thorne
Slaves of Beauty
1927
as Anastasia Jones
Strictly Personal
1933
as Mrs. Laura Castleton
Ladies' Man
1931
as Mrs. Fendley
Under Southern Stars
1937
as Mrs. Jackson
The Right of Way
1930
as Kathleen
Woman Hungry
1931
as Betty Temple
Polo Joe
1936
as Mrs. Hilton
A Woman's Business
1920
as Barbara
The Prince of Tempters
1926
as Duchess of Chatsfield
Hearts in Exile
1929
as Annna Reskova
False Faces
1932
as Mrs. Day
Soft Living
1928
as Mrs. Rodney S. Bowen
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Society Woman (uncredited)
Lawful Larceny
1930
as Vivan Hepburn
The Silent Master
1917
as Miss Virginia Arlen
Secret Strings
1918
as Janet Newell
Sailors' Wives
1928
as Careth Lindsey
The Very Idea
1929
as Marion Green
Worlds Apart
1921
as Elinor Ashe
Summer Bachelors
1926
as Mrs. Preston Smith
Love Without Question
1920
as Katherine
The Unforseen
1917
as Margaret Fielding
Womanhandled
1925
as Lucy Chatham
Wings of Pride
1920
as Olive Muir
About Olive Tell
From Wikipedia Olive Tell (September 27, 1894 – June 6, 1951) was a stage and screen actress from New York City. She first appeared in motion pictures during World War I. Her early screen roles were in silent films like The Silent Master (1917), The Unforeseen (1917), Her Sister (1917), and National Red Cross Pageant (1917). Tell appeared opposite such popular film actors of the era as Donald Gallaher, Karl Dane, Ann Little, Rod La Rocque, Ethel Barrymore and a young Tallulah Bankhead. Tell married First National Pictures movie producer Henry… With 40 credits spanning from 1917 to 1937, Olive Tell has appeared in 40 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Olive Tell Movies
- Brilliant Marriage (1936) — as Mrs. Jane Taylor
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) — as Princess Johanna Elizabeth
- Chickie (1925) — as Ila Moore
- Ten Cents a Dance (1931) — as Mrs. Carlton
- To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918) — as Alice Monroe
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